Gusto's Look Inside: Videos peek into new or trendy Buffalo-area restaurants
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Customers are welcomed into brighter surroundings, amid expanses of blond wood, and seated on padded banquettes and sturdy high-backed stools.Â
Western New York’s first Filipino sit-down restaurant is hidden away behind an apartment tower in Niagara Falls, down the street from the casi…
The latest concept from Salvatore Hospitality is Perla, a seafood and raw bar specialist inside the Depew complex that also contains a hotel, …
The family of Burmese sushi and soup specialists who started on Evans Road in Amherst have taken over a Hamburg corner that was formerly limit…
Buffet restaurant in the Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls.
The second location of the Cheektowaga original expands into Kenmore’s cuisine corridor.
After closing his Blasdell restaurant, Bryan Mecozzi has transformed the former DeSalvo Meats & Eats into a night spot for dining and drin…
Tucked in behind Bureau, the bespoke men’s clothing store, is an oasis of calm and crepes only steps away from the hum of Elmwood Avenue.
Take a look inside this new neighborhood pizza shop in a completely reconstructed West Side space.
Take a look inside the new Main Street restaurant on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
Opened on Hertel Avenue in 2020, this temple to cold cereal in all its kaleidoscopic glory relaunched in its expanded Elmwood digs in July
Mario and Pamela Bianca opened their Sicilian-leaning Italian restaurant in June, just steps from the corner of Oak and Genesee streets.
In the rooms last occupied by Parings Wine Bar, two outfits have joined forces to offer Williamsville a funky little spot making brews and barbecue.
The restaurant inside the Sheraton Niagara Falls has come a long way since its TGI Fridays days. An Instagram-worthy angel’s wings mural paint…
The place with the most dramatic views of the lower Niagara River you can get from a restaurant table changed hands and reopened in June. The …
Masters of the plant-based junk food arts Strong Hearts opened its Buffalo location Tuesday (July 26) in the former Ru’s Pierogi space. The ba…
A stretch of Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls that hasn’t seen much upscale development in recent decades recently started drawing people to a chi…
Progress along the Niagara Street corridor includes Mint Mojito Bar, which opened in June. After benefiting from a painstaking renovation, the…
The roomy restaurant dominating the northwest corner of Main Street and Transit Road recently made a Mexican turn, as the third and largest me…
A sushi counter called KO Foods Galaxy is the newest arrival to West Side Bazaar’s pint-sized multicultural food court. Tables for customers t…
The old Dave & Busters space in the Eastern Hills Mall came back to life on ​April 29, offering housemade brews in a spacious taproom with…
This tiny family-run place, at the north end of T&T Asian Grocery plaza, specializes in Thai food. Sit down at a table in the intimate spa…
With the support of their families, Hussein Alsaudi and Nasser Darwish have brought their halal butchery and grill skills to Cheektowaga in th…
You might recognize the name Frankie Primo’s +39 from the Chippewa Strip where it was opened by Joe Manno in 2015. Manno took his idea into No…
The new location of Undergrounds Coffee House recently opened on the ground floor of the west tower of Seneca One. You can check out the famil…
Former Dobutsu owners James and Connie Roberts like to kick things up a notch with their food. The same is true at Compass Run, which they jus…
At bb.q Chicken, 1424 Millersport Highway, near the North Campus of the University at Buffalo, devotees have been digging the Korean chain's s…
It’s a time of fresh beginnings for Sara Reynolds, who opened Ginger Snap Patisserie in Orchard Park on March 16. She and her husband are taki…
Sal Andolina cast his net wide to find his niche. He spent time as a boat mechanic, then tried screen printing before Covid axed that endeavor…
Brandy Lombardo, whose Deli O’s thrived in Angola-on-the-Lake early in the pandemic, rebounded quickly after her deli burned down a year ago. …
After assisting with the buildout of Britesmith Brewing in Williamsville, Nate Root has designed the new location of Left Coast Taco, the San …
Three Stories Coffee is more than a neighborhood coffee shop that’s philanthropic to far-off continents. Run by 716 Ministries, it buys beans …
Malik Von Saint worked in restaurants such as Mothers, the Grange and 100 Acres before striking out on his own. The former DJ has found a gold…
For Poked Yolk owners Jim and Kristyn Vaughan, opening their diner’s third location wasn’t top of mind during the pandemic. But when the owner…
Evan and Amanda Gerhardt began distilling rum in Marilla in 2017, building the Barn Dog brand at festivals and markets, and in liquor stores. …
With the Grange Community Kitchen thriving in Hamburg and West Rose picking up steam in Ellicottville, owners Brad Rowell and Caryn Dujanovich…
After a career as an ironworker, Christopher Brown never forgot how to make the family barbecue sauce that had been passed down at least three…
Michael Jacobbi’s late father, Vito, ran the Charlesgate, a supper club-meets-piano bar that thrived in the 1970s and ’80s. Michael, who ran C…
After serving as business director for TopShelf Management, whose portfolio included (716) Food & Sport, Craig Altobello decided to pursue…
The West End Inn dates back to the 1860s in Hamburg and has since welcomed thousands who have fond memories of communions, banquets and weddin…
Nasser Saeed and Maher Said, two friends of Yemeni descent, opened a far-reaching dessert shop in a former Family Video in Lackawanna in Novem…
There’s an enticing new spot for a quick lunch or dinner in the Elmwood Village. Ben and Mike Tronolone, and Ben’s wife, Annie Doyle, opened t…
Bacchus chef-owner Brian Mietus, whose fine-dining restaurant is a fixture in upscale Buffalo eats, sought to emulate a project undertaken by …
Caputi’s Sheridan Pub owner Vinny Caputi tested a wood-fired pizza oven on the patio of his Tonawanda bar during Covid-19 shutdowns, attractin…
Braymiller Market in downtown Buffalo is more than a locally focused grocer. It’s a savvy stop for a quick breakfast, lunch or dinner. From th…
Three Irishmen and a Buffalonian have opened a new pub downtown. At the Banshee, partners Conor Hawkins, Kevin Dargan, Neil Coogan and James C…
This hybrid craft beer bar and beer store has coolers holding more than 300 beers, ciders and seltzers. Cory Muscato, one of five partners at …
After planting five Fattey Beer Co. locations in Western New York, Nik Fattey has turned his attention to food. Fast-casual, Tex-Mex eatery Fl…
Through the encouragement of friends and his desire to help restart Buffalo's progress after Covid-19 shutdowns, Gino Drake has soft-opened Bi…
Brothers Restaurant opened as a takeout-only venture on Hertel Avenue in 2019, but it outgrew its original space and moved to the former SeaBa…
After success opening Tacos, Community & Beer in Amherst in 2018, owners Jon McKissock and Justin Randaccio have opened a second location …
Clarksburg Cider, which sits on 17 acres in Lancaster at 4493 Walden Ave., is a hard cidery and full-service taproom that opened this summer. …
bowl-ify, a new fast-casual, gourmet mac and cheese eatery, opened near the Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls USA in September. Jason Lizardo, …
Unexpectedly removed from her space on Elmwood Avenue due to a removal clause in her lease, Rin Suphankomut regrouped by moving Rin Thai Bistr…
The newest Paula's Donuts location, at 872 Seneca St. near Larkin Square, has made headlines for its public art, a friendly, colorful fibergla…
Take a look inside Marble and Rye, at 112 Genesee St., which did a little remodeling.
After a long stint as a touring bluegrass musician, Franklin Rezarch settled down in Lockport after the birth of his daughter, MayBelle. Havin…
Mister Sizzle's opened in May in the Horsefeathers building, serving smashburgers, milkshakes and cocktails with the vibe of an old-school ham…
The former J.P. Bullfeathers, at 1010 Elmwood Ave., has been transformed into Jack Rabbit, a hot new Buffalo attraction, by a quartet of new o…
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